Phate Zhang

  • China downgrades Covid control in decisive break with zero-Covid policy

    This is another major adjustment to the Covid control policy since China began implementing strict Class A infectious disease prevention and control measures on January 20, 2020.

  • GAC Aion teases Hyper GT, 2nd model of its Hyper brand

    The Hyper GT will make its debut at the Guangzhou auto show on December 30 and could be priced at around RMB 300,000 ($43,110).

  • Baidu plans to put 200 additional driverless vehicles into operation in 2023

    Baidu's self-driving unit Apollo plans to put 200 fully driverless vehicles into operation in China in 2023 to create the world's largest driverless operations service area.

  • Tesla completes its 10,000th Supercharger in Chinese mainland

    Tesla now has a cumulative total of more than 1,500 Supercharger stations and more than 700 destination charging stations in the Chinese mainland.

  • Wait times for all available Tesla models in China become 1-4 weeks

    The full range of Model 3 and Model Y models now have an expected delivery date of 1-4 weeks, and the information was changed to December earlier this month.

  • Tesla says report of production suspension at Shanghai plant not entirely accurate

    Vehicle production at Tesla's Shanghai plant will undergo its annual production line maintenance work this week as planned, but other workshops, including charging pile production, were not suspended, a Tesla China source said.

  • Nio's sales in 2023 expected to exceed Lexus' in China, says William Li

    Lexus' annual sales of internal combustion engine vehicles in China are in the range of 200,000 units.

  • Nio unveils 500-kW ultra-fast charger that can charge EVs from 10% to 80% in 12 minutes

    Nio unveiled a new charging pile with up to 500 kW of power that will make charging electric vehicles faster, especially for other brands.

  • Nio unveils 3rd-gen swap station, each with 2 LiDARs and 2 Nvidia Orin chips

    LiDARs and Nvidia Orin chips enable more accurate vehicle-station collaboration to support functions such as summoning and auto-parking.

  • Nio kicks off product super cycle with launch of EC7 and new ES8

    Nio has begun allowing consumers to pre-order the EC7 and the all-new ES8, with deliveries set to begin in May and June 2023, respectively.